Tweens

Does anyone ever wish they could be this young again? The drama of friends , the possibility of someone liking you , the scariness of jr. High school ? I ponder this question everytime I spend time on campus with my child.

Morning work

7am coc campus and; already the campus is busy the sun is waking up and so are the busy guys building our new addition to the library .


Let the phone wars begin.

Montana De Oro State Park, CA

I took these shot a few weeks ago at

Montana De Oro State Park near Morro Bay, CA.
These photographs were taken with a 15mm fisheye lens.

TAZ

This beautiful cloud reminded me of Tazmanian Devil cartoon, a fitting memory for the event I was at . A track practice with hundreds of kids running around as fast as they can as moms line the fence to watch their children.


7:20 ish AT VALENCIA HIGH SCHOOL

Day for Night

I am not pleased with my day for night image...it isn't in focus, the composition is boring, the subject matter is boring as well, it is almost (no actually it is) embarrassing to post it.
However it is said that if you learn from your mistakes they become lessons so this image is a representation of a lesson learned and I will do better next time - I really will :)

Playfull

I like ?

Twisted

Q. Night to day , Michele has always wondered ? How can i be in two different places?

A. Prolonged exposure to photography can make you feel like your in another time zone or in this case two places at once.

4.5 at ISO 800 for 1 min. Little PS

Not amazing but fun anyway.....

Night to Day

Teresa and I collaborated and were taking some night shots in a secluded park. A sheriff car stopped us as we were entering the park to see what we were doing. Apparently this park is a hot spot for teenagers to go and smoke pot. Teresa convinced them that we were harmless and they left us alone.

We had a great time playing on the equipment and taking some silly photos while we were attempting to turn night into day. I jumped up on some weird contraption that started spinning me around and I couldn't stop. Did I mention I hate spinning around. I was very dizzy! This photo was taken inside the playground equipment with the camera on the floor facing straight up. This was taken at 800 ISO at 119 seconds at 4.0.

class

Picture from today told wendy i would post it soo here

So I'm limited to where I can go shoot at night, because of reasons that don't need to be mentioned. So here are two terrible attempts at this night to day shoot... I went here because it was close and convenient to my situations. I want to try this out again, I'm really curious to the outcome, but clearly I need a better camera. Also, I need to resolve my personal conflicts before attempting what could turn out amazing.

Ed Ruscha

Although this is not directly related to the current "blog war", I thought you'd be interested in the article linked below.

I had not heard of Ed Ruscha until I read the article "Critics Notebook: Ed Ruscha's revolutionary moment in street photography" in the March 27, 2011 edition of the Los Angeles Times "Arts and Books" section - interesting information in regards to the evolution of landscape photography. "Ed Ruscha: On the Road" opens at the Hammer Museum on June 11, 2011 - too late for the museum report!

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-ruscha-notebook-20110327,0,4998101.story

Here are some images that support the article:

Garry Winogrand

Jerry Berndt

Filmore Steam

This is not a night to day shot but something interesting the wife and I did today. Engine #14 is a Baldwin 2-8-0 consolidated steam locomotive originally built for the Duluth & Northwestern RR in 1913. It was purchased in 1999 by Filmore & Western from the Dodge City RR in Dodge City, Kansas. Filmore & Western restored it and converted it to an oil burner from coal in 2010. We took a 40 minute ride on the train and I sure do love the sound of a steam locomotive and whistle. Wendy has turned me on to low angle shots and it sure is paying off.

nght into day last try

So last night I was out doing a shoot t 2 am and when I got home I noticed that the moon was sitting right in front of my window so I pulled out the 5D and gave this one last shot. It was 30 degrees out and I didnt have a cable release so I shot from indoors. Not the best composition but Im happy with it.

Crisis

I photographed this because when I saw it it took my breath away . It reminded me that not everything that we perceive to be a crisis is one.

Maybe it's just something that requires a little attention instead .

gehryville.

another exploration of downtown los angeles. this is the disney music concert hall designed by frank gehry.

this was one of many spontaneous shots i took of the building.

Road Trip

There were three and a half of us listening to music and cruising along , on our way to Pierce Collage for the Gallery Opening for the Getty Project.
What a beautiful site I said to the driver stop , slow down , I Have to get this shot, because you see I am always the driving when this gorgeous stuff happens in the sky but not this time.. Hope you enjoy.

SOGGY COOL

I love the rain, great time for fun or serious contemplation either way never a waste of time. Enjoy

Winter weather gotta love it.

I took this photograph while being trapped in my car thank g I had a camera with me. Poring ran and no jacket.

Monday Night, 9pm

I took this photo just outside of my house, and tried to edit it in camera raw. Unfortunately, I couldn't lighten it too much, because of the lights in the background. I think I will have to try this assignment again, in a location without artificial lighting.
I love the idea of this assignment though!

Outstanding in its field.

I couldn't exactly turn this into daylight but really liked it.  Have tried to photo the moon before without much success.  Took this Friday night.

So what do you all think about this insane amount of rain we are getting today? Thought I would post a photo of how I'm spending my day!

LA Fire Boat

midnight in santa clarita.

f22, 69-second shutter speed

iso 1600

the image doesn't quite look like daytime, but i am happy with how it came out. i used a high f-stop in order to capture as much of the palm tree in focus as possible. it was a windy night, which it why the leaves are blurred. but i actually like that.

Death Valley by moonlight

I had to battle wind and sand in my face and camera equipment. I spent a couple of hours here just before sunset and by moonlight - this image is by moonlight. It was really hard to keep sand out of everything! My Canon lens is in the shop for cleaning - I hope it's not ruined! Death Valley is beautiful this time of year. The desert flowers are in full bloom but not as spectacular compared to previous years, but still beautiful!

Luckily, a buddy called as I was driving home or I would have missed these shots. I pulled over at a stop sign in the desert to talk, and snapped images through the windshield with one hand while holding the cellphone with the other as the sun continued to set. The tumbleweed, snagged pretty high up on one of the telephone poles, caught my attention. In the second image, it mimics the shape of the cloud to the left of it. Love the intersection of lines.

Desert Comfort

Tried using Nik's Color Efex Pro on these two images with some real success. On both, I used "Brilliance and Warmth" to warm, and "Tonal Contrast" to make this lovely couch pop from the background and sing once again. Shot both handheld with an image stabilizing lens. The first image was taken at f22 to get the starburst effect and is surprisingly sharp. The second one is sharp because I didn't shoot at f22. Had to add the starburst from a second image I took at f22, but which was too blurry to use otherwise.

Lake Piru at night to day

The moon is coming up behind the mountain on the right. A color tint change. (f/5.6, 30 sec, ICO 400)

12:00 Midlight

These photographs are dedicated to my husband who spent 3 hours with me in the middle of the night on a not-so-desolate canyon road so I wasn't kidnapped and who took me to In-N-Out afterwards at 1:00 in the morning for a burger.



Thanks for the ratings! Looking forward to your comments also - what you do and don't like in the photo. I'm not in it to win. Just to learn! Thanks!

12:00 Midlight

12:00 Midlight

Documentary Landscape

The Colours of India by Cr Shelare - Please click on the link to view images. Amazing work!

Night to day at Lake Castaic

The reflections are quite different in the water without sun light. The full moon gave it life after dark. (Canon 5D Mark II, f/22, 5 sec, ISO 250, 24-105@73mm)